EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION
Education Specialist
> K-12 Building Level Principal
>will complete 2015
> Arkansas State University
>Jonesboro, Arkansas
Master of Education
> Curriculum & Instructional Technology
>2006
> Grand Canyon University
> Phoenix, Arizona
Bachelor of Arts
> English
>1992
> Lyon College
> Batesville, Arkansas
Arkansas Licensure
> English grades 7-12
> AP English Language
> AP English Literature
> Oral Communication
> Journalism
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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Teaching is an art. Becoming an accomplished artist requires more than raw talent. The artist who aspires to master his craft works diligently to hone his skills. Teaching is much the same. Though teachers may be born with talent, the accomplished teacher works incessantly to hone his craft, always learning new strategies, always looking for ways to improve, always finding new avenues for reaching students. Just as Picasso brought life to a canvas, an accomplished teacher makes learning seem magical....Teaching Philosophy
CURRENT TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
AP English Language and Composition
See Course Site & PearlsandOnions
English 11
See Course Site
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Teaching literacy is my first love. Since completing my masters in curriculum and instructional technology, I've been fascinated by the potential of technology to transform the teaching of literacy. It is in this intersection--of literacy and technology--that I am researching, exploring, and experimenting...Read More
PUBLICATIONS
Websites:
Refining Pedagogy: my professional blog
JustRead!: my personal blog
PearlsandOnions: class blog
BHSroom19: class wiki2009
Filament Launchpad: class wiki (archived)
Lisa Huff: workshop wiki
21clc: wiki for my school to explore
21st Century Learning
BSD21classrooms my school district's initative to build
21st century classrooms
Learners4Life: archived wiki for book club for fellow
English teachers
Literacy Lighthouse: Ning to unite HS English teachers
Articles:
Huff, Lisa. "Using Wikis as Electronic Portfolios." Digital Learning Environments (2008). 24 July 2008 http://guide2digitallearning.com/technology_curriculum_integration/using_wikis_electronic_portfolios.
Bernard, Sara. "Collaborative Crusader: Creating a Twenty-First-Century Learning Community for Teachers" (2008). Edutopia Magazine.
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